Therefore, it took time for the envoy to go back and forth, so Qin Mubai ordered that the army should be delayed for two days.
At night, Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui played chess. Neither of them were very good at chess. Xue Rengui was even more distracted today and was full of loopholes. They both lost.
Qin Mubai smiled and said, "That's all. I see you are so worried, how can you play chess? If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Xue Rengui smiled awkwardly, put away the chessboard, poured tea for the two of them, and said, "Mubai, to be honest, I think your behavior this time makes me feel a little strange."
"How to say?"
Xue Rengui said: "Since Nishushuipiao has taken the initiative to surrender, why don't we accept it? Isn't the thing we lack most now is time? - There are matters between Kangguo and Dashi far away, which need to be dealt with urgently!"
"You are right, we are in a hurry. But if we are in a hurry and make wrong decisions now, it may take ten, twenty, or even more years to deal with the loopholes we left today. "Compared with the two, I would rather wait for two more days. These two days are well spent." Qin Mubai said, "Ni Shuchui said he was surrendering, but he was just surrendering in his heart." Keeping a dissatisfied enemy by your side will not only bring no benefits, but will actually become a huge hidden danger. "
Xue Rengui's thick eyebrows frowned, "Isn't it always like this in the past? If the enemy country surrenders, our country, the Tang Dynasty, will definitely surrender."
"So there are many capricious small countries. They will rebel today and tomorrow, and they will take the trouble to cause serious harm!" Qin Mubai said, "To be honest, I would rather fight to the death with an enemy like Gar Qinling. , and don’t want to keep arguing at the negotiation table. You should be familiar with the scene before us. When I mentioned that the army was stationed in Dafeichuan and was preparing to advance to Luoche City, Zong Zan and Ga were abandoned. Erqinling also came to surrender. At that time, I put forward some very harsh conditions to the Tibetan people before they would surrender. In fact, I refused their surrender. Now that Tibet has been pacified, you can think clearly about the reasons why I did this. ?"
Xue Rengui fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he said: "Maybe I understand a little bit."
"tell me the story?"
Xue Rengui said: "As you just said, the reason why the Tubo people asked to surrender at that time was because they were forced to delay the war and were 'confessed'. What they needed was just a period of breathing space. Wait until they reply If you have enough energy, you will forget about surrender, and you will immediately turn your back and stop recognizing people as my enemies.”
"That's right." Qin Mubai nodded, "That's how I explained it to King Wu at that time. I also gave him an analogy. It was like a fight between two urchins. Party A was defeated by Party B and fell to the ground. So he immediately begs for mercy and admits defeat. When Party B lets him get up, naughty A may not wait to wipe the dust off his body, but will throw him to the ground when Party B is careless and relaxed. This is human nature, no matter who is bullied. If you hold a grudge, you will seek revenge. There are no true saints in this world, let alone saint politicians and saint generals. We are not naughty people who can kill people if we are not careful! , or don’t take action, once you take action, you will completely attack the enemy and destroy it mercilessly!”
Xue Rengui listened very seriously, but when he heard the word 'destruction', his expression was obviously startled.
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "The destruction I am talking about does not refer to pure killing and destruction, but to disintegrating their fighting spirit and confidence from the heart, so that even the desire for revenge no longer exists! - For example, The current Prince of Quy Nhon abandoned Zong Nongzan! He will definitely not imagine that he can return to the plateau to rebuild his Tubo dynasty!"
"Then Ni Shuchu is just a general. Why don't you accept his surrender?" Xue Rengui asked, "If we accept the surrender, wouldn't it be possible to neutralize most of Beiting's power and create an excellent environment for conquering them?"
"On the contrary. If I accept Ni Shuchui's surrender, it will make it infinitely more difficult for us to pacify Beiting!" Qin Mubai said, "You must pay attention, it is Ni Shuchui's surrender! "
"A person?..." Xue Rengui was suddenly confused.
"That's right." Qin Mubai twisted his eyebrows and said with a hint of sullenness on his face, "Nishushuipiao seemed to have figured out my thoughts and thought that I came to avenge my father. And he must also think that he is As the marshal of Beiting, since they have personally surrendered to our army, I will definitely let Beiting go and appease other generals and soldiers, including their Khan. From the perspective of the Turks, I will accept this. He is quite an amazing person. He wanted to sacrifice himself to preserve Beiting's strength. In his opinion, if Datang wants to dominate the Western Regions, the first one it must defeat is Beiting; but, after all, we are. Outsiders will definitely not be able to completely eliminate Beiting. Then, they can only unite with Beiting, or at most make him a vassal state. In this way, they can gain a breathing space and preserve all their strength. Waiting for a comeback in the future. By then, everything we have done today will be in vain, and it will have no meaning except to show off our majesty. Rengui, listen, we would rather fight with real swords and guns. Don’t let enemies who smile but hate you lurk around you - the latter is ten thousand times more dangerous than the former!”
"I understand..." Xue Rengui let out a long breath, "If I think about it carefully, it is indeed the case. I always listen to Bo Bu Xianqin and others say how great Nishushu is and how caring he is. He is extremely arrogant. This time, he is suddenly so abnormal. It turns out that he has such profound intentions and intentions! He dares to use his own life to get what Beiting needs! The hero on the plateau is the hero of the desert! They both have the same profound strategy and amazing courage!"
"Compared with Garqinling, Nishuchuu's ability to use soldiers is a little worse, but his ability to run a country may be a little stronger." Qin Mubai twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "But... he really I’m old, it’s time to take a rest!”
Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Anyway, I think they are not as good as you!"
"Haha, you praise me too much!" Qin Mubai laughed and said, "Rengui, do you think Nishuchuipiao will agree to the three conditions I proposed?"
"I think it's not possible..." Xue Rengui thought for a moment and said, "Didn't Abandoned Zong Nongzan and Garqin Ling also agree to your conditions at the beginning?"
Qin Mubai grinned, "Then you, a pioneer general, why are you waiting here?"
"Yes!—I'll set off right away, one step ahead!"
"Let Zhao Tong lead the Vulcan and twenty divine cannons to go with you." Qin Mubai frowned, "In the first battle in the Western Region, you must not only win, but also win beautifully!"
"yes!"
Xue Rengui walked away with flying clouds.
Qin Mubai moved the unfinished chessboard back to the table. He held a sunspot between his index and middle fingers on his right hand and pressed it onto the chessboard with a "bang" sound.
"seal up!-"
A smile appeared on his face.
"Ni Shuchui, do you treat me like a three-year-old child and play such tricks with me?" Qin Mubai sneered and said to himself, "You think I will only be thinking about the revenge of killing my father at this time, right? ? If I just wanted to kill you, it would be enough for me to send two assassins! - You underestimate me and my father too much. I know that my father died at your hands, but you are not my real father-killer. Enemy. This is not a personal grudge between us. You are just a runaway, worse than Gar Qinling."
"My real enemy who killed my father is the entire Tubo, the entire Beiting, and even all the countries in the Western Regions that are enemies of the Tang Dynasty!"
"I will never tolerate real enemies!!"
Xue Rengui organized his troops, horses, and firearms, and immediately stood by the Suihe River Bridge in full gear, waiting for the envoy to return.
In the evening, the messenger's carriage returned. Xue Rengui immediately stood on the bridge and asked, "What's the result?"
The messenger didn't speak, and only showed his head from the carriage, his face covered with blood. Xue Rengui took a closer look and found that one of his ears had been cut off!
"How unreasonable! - As expected by the young marshal, Beiting has no sincerity in surrendering at all!" Xue Rengui was furious, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd in the sky and waving his fingers - "Let's go! Flatten Gongyue City!"
In the tent, the envoy stood in the middle with his fists clasped, reporting to Qin Mubai the details of his trip to Gongyue City.
To put it simply, everyone in Beiting was mad and enraged. All the generals will kill the envoys of the Kansai Army to vent their anger and then fight to the death. But Ni Shuchui said that the two armies were fighting and would not kill the envoy, so he cut off an ear and fed it to the hounds, and then released the man back to humiliate Qin Mubai.
"Young Marshal, the general has not lost his military power or the country's prestige!" the envoy said sternly, clasping his fists, "When they cut off the general's ears, not only did the general not struggle, but he stood up straight and surrendered without blinking. They cut. While cutting off the general, he said to Ni Shu, one day, the young marshal will hold his head to pay homage to our old marshal of the Kansai Army! "
"Yes!" Qin Mu said these two words between his white teeth, stood up and walked to him, patting his shoulder twice, "Go down and heal! - If there is a day, I will let you personally Use the knife to cook the mud and sip it late!"
"Thank you, Marshal!" The envoy punched hard and strode away with his head held high.
Bobu Zianqin and the civil servants and generals in Nanting were all horrified and turned pale in awe.
"The Kansai Army... is truly an extraordinary and powerful force! A small marching school with a humble official position can be so generous and majestic!"
Qin Mubai took a deep breath, exhaled it, and shouted suddenly: "Order the entire Guanxi Army to set off; within five days, capture Gongyue City for me!"
"Promise -" Yuwen Hongtai and other generals who were sitting next to him were already impatient and agreed loudly together.
"Young Marshal Qin, wait a moment!" Bo Buqin hurriedly stood up and walked to Qin Mubai. He also waved for a general and said to Qin Mubai, "Young Marshal Qin, this is Hu Lu, the leader of the Hulu tribe. House. He was injured in the battle and just came to see the young marshal today."
"See you, Marshal Qin!" Hu Luwu hurriedly greeted him, a little frightened.
"It's like this." Bobu Zhenqin said, "Recently, General Huluwu and I have sorted out the remaining troops and consolidated the troops, and gathered about 100,000 people. It's pity that my coalition of twenty or thirty people is now less than half... I After discussing with General Huluwu, we are willing to donate these 100,000 horses to the young marshal, and from now on we will do our best for the young marshal, even if we die!"
"The last general is willing to lead the young marshal's horse and ride on it!" Hulu Wu even fell down in obeisance.
Qin Mubai smiled slightly and helped Hulu Wu up. He bowed his hands to Bobu Qinqin and returned the salute, saying: "In these extraordinary times, I will not say any polite words to the Khan and the leader. You can do it on your own." After leaving enough soldiers and horses to guard the city, the rest of the troops will join me and be under my unified command - Let's go out together to attack Gongyue City today!"
"I am willing to listen to the punishment!"
"Start now!!!"